Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]

by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words

This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.

Verse 21.46

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अम्रक्षिता गर्भमलेन गात्रा जातं जले पंकजम् उत्तमं वा ।
वपुष्मतो बालरविप्रकाशो सब्रह्मकान् अमरान् अभिभोति ॥ ४६ ॥

amrakṣitā garbhamalena gātrā jātaṃ jale paṃkajam uttamaṃ vā |
vapuṣmato bālaraviprakāśo sabrahmakān amarān abhibhoti || 46 ||

His body is untouched by the impurities of the womb, even like the exquisite lotus that is born in the mud of pools. Beautiful like the newly-risen sun, he excels the immortals in Brahma’s heaven. (46)
English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (21.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Amra, Kshita, Garbha, Ala, Gatra, Jata, Jala, Pankaja, Uttamam, Uttama, Vapushmat, Vapushmata, Balaravi, Sabrahmaka, Amara, Abhibha, Abhibhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 21.46). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “amrakṣitā garbhamalena gātrā jātaṃ jale paṃkajam uttamaṃ vā ”
amra -
amra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kṣitā* -
kṣita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kṣitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
garbham -
garbha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

garbhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
alena -
ala (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
gātrā* -
gātra (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

gātrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
jātam -
jāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

jāta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

jātā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]

√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 4 verb]
jale -
jala (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jala (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

jalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√jal (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
paṅkajam -
paṅkaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paṅkaja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
uttamam -
uttamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

uttama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

uttama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

uttamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
Line 2: “vapuṣmato bālaraviprakāśo sabrahmakān amarān abhibhoti ”
vapuṣmato* -
vapuṣmat (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vapuṣmat (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vapuṣmata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bālaravi -
bālaravi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

bālaravi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bālaravi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prakāśo -
sabrahmakān -
sabrahmaka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
amarān -
amara (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
abhibho -
abhibhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

abhibhu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
ūti -
ūti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

ūti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 21.46

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

Last Updated: 09 May, 2019